Tiger Woods He had excited with the 68 strokes (-4) of the first round of the Masters. Without back pain and with the deep knowledge he has of the court, had given golf lovers hope with the possibility of successfully defending the title, after the feat carried out last year. However, the Californian stopped in the next two laps, with scores of 71 and 72 that left him out of the fight.
But the maximum discomfort was lived this Sunday on the last lap, on the 12th hole (155 yards), where he fell three times into the water and ended up signing 10 strokes, the worst record in his history in that par 3. Before his first exit had already exhibited doubts with the wind; the truth is that his ball tried to bite the grass but rolled backwards until it fell into the lagoon. After the penalty stroke, his next shot landed on the green and, with the effect, also ended up sinking in the water.
The parade would continue: the fifth shot went to the bottom bunker and, from an uncomfortable position and his body unbalanced, the ball went “crazy” and fired back into the lagoon, with which he suffered the third penalty stroke. A new serve from the bunker and two putts ended up putting an end to a chapter that has already remained in history between the great disasters of the Masters.
Statistics indicate that Tiger suffered the highest score at a hole in his entire career on the PGA Tour. They had to pass 23,789 holes
The paradox is that in that same hole but in 2019, the Italian Francesco Molinari, who was leading the way, fell into the water and Tiger took advantage with a birdie, which changed the command of the tournament and the crack ended up consecrating itself, in what meant one of the most shocking returns of an athlete in history.
Beyond the bad moment, Tiger knew how to react immediately and achieved no less than five birdies in the last six holes (13, 15, 16, 17 8 18), to finish signing a last card of 76 (+4) and finished 287 ( -1).
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